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a disciplined defender.”

Junior Matt Pergola is a 5-foot-10 point guard.

“He’s probably the purest point guard that we have,”

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Borino averaged nearly eight points per game last season.

Senior Kiara Salme is the team’s 5-foot-8 power forward/center.

“She gets a lot of important Harbison said. “He’s also a lacrosse player, so he’s a very tough kid. He distributes the ball well. He can draw people to him and dish. He has the ability to be a good point guard.”

Sophomore Dante DuBoseCarter is a 5-foot-11 guard.

“He’s very quick and rebounds,” Mosca said. “We’re looking for her to score a little more this year. She has a nice mid-range jump shot.”

Soccer standout Francesca Castagnetti, the sister of The College of Holy Cross goalkeeper Isabella Castagnetti and daughter of current assistant football coach Joe Castagnetti, is a 5-foot-4 junior off-guard.

“She’s a tough defender,” Mosca said. “We look for her to take charge defensively.”

Junior Meghan Docherty is a 5-foot-7 power forward.

“She’s an all-around tough shoots it pretty well,” Harbison said. “He has some talent. He can score. He’s a strong kid.”

Karam Youssef is a 5-foot11 junior forward.

“He played JV (junior varsity) last year and shoots the ball well,” Harbison said. “He’s a solid player.” kid,” Mosca said of Docherty, who also plays soccer and softball. “We’re looking for her to do some good things for us offensively this year.”

Sophomore guard Lexi Augustyniak is a 5-foot-2 bundle of energy.

“She’s a tough kid,” Mosca said. “She’s the back-up point guard. She’s very fast and handles the ball well. She also has a decent shot.”

Aliya Keith is a 5-foot-5 junior who is also quick and defends well. Keith is another athlete who is a standout socSophomore Anthony Pinal is a 6-foot-2 center. “He’s put together well,” Harbison said. “He can be a dominant rebounder. He’s athletic, he’s strong and he’s quick. He can make the short jumper. He’s going to get some serious minutes this season.” Jersey Interscholastic Conference. cer player.

Senior Karina Martinez is a 5-foot-6 power forward.

“She can spell some of our bigs for some minutes,” Mosca

After the Maroon Raiders face MKA and Weequahic, they have a tough tussle with Shabazz on Saturday.

“We’re going to know who we are pretty quickly,” Harbison said. “We have a good mixture of kids. I think it’s going to be interesting to see

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Freshman Julia Tozduman, the younger sister of softball sensation Ella, is a 5-foot-4 guard.

“She knows the game pretty well,” Mosca said. “She handles the ball and shoots the ball pretty well.”

The Golden Bears open the season Tuesday against Weehawken and Thursday against North Arlington.

“It’s going to be a tough go in the league this year,” Mosca said of the new fangled NJIC Division 4 alignment with Weehawken, Secaucus, Harrison, North Arlington and Rutherford. “But we have a pretty good team. We’ve never won a league title in Lyndhurst, but I’m expecting to compete for a league title this year.”

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The Kearny High School boys’ basketball team was extremely competitive a year ago, winning 11 games, including two wins over Bayonne, one against a very good Dickinson team and then a huge victory over neighboring rival Harrison in the opening round of the Hudson County Tournament last February.

But the Kardinals suffered a huge loss to graduation when high scoring forward Nick Souza received his diploma last June. Souza averaged a little more than 22 points per game, second in Hudson County behind Union City’s Maurice Odum, the state’s leading scorer who averaged nearly 28 points per outing.

Souza did a little bit of everything, collecting five steals per game, including a seasonhigh nine thefts in that aforementioned win over the Blue Tide in the HCT. Souza also led the Kardinals in rebounds as well.

“We’re going to miss Nicolas a good amount,” said Kearny head coach Bill Mullins, who is in his third tenure as the head coach of the Kardinals. “But we have some starters back.” Leading those aforementioned returnees is senior Chris Serrano. The 5-foot-11 Serrano is a four-year varsity performer and the starter at point guard. Serrano, who is also a standout baseball player in the spring, averaged just a hair under 10 points and five assists per game and was ranked second on the Kardinals in rebounds and steals.

“He’s gotten bigger and stronger,” Mullins said of Serrano. “He’s put on about 15 pounds of muscle. He has to be the leader of the team now. He can handle the ball well and can penetrate in the lane well. He’s a good 3-point shooter. He is also a good defensive player.”

Another returnee is 6-foot3 senior forward Keuris Matos, who averaged a little more than five points and five rebounds per contest last year.

“He’s a big, strong kid,”

Photo by Jim Hague Kearny senior point guard Chris Serrano should be one of the best floor leaders in the Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic League. Mullins said of Matos. “He’s this year.” better this year offensively. Senior Joshua Antigua is a We need him in the post to 5-foot-8 two-way guard. get points and get rebounds.” “He’s very fast,” Mullins

Senior Kender Santos is a said. “We’re looking for more 5-foot-10 shooting guard. offense out of the point and

“He’s pretty quick,” Mul- he can provide it.” lins said. “He can fill in at the Junior forward Ryan Gill is point as well. He’s a decent a 6-foot-3 power player who shooter. He’s going to help us came on out of nowhere last year and ended up averaging seven points and eight rebounds per contest.

“He really helped us a lot last year,” Mullins said. “He can drive to the basket strong. We want him to be more of an offensive threat this year.”

Junior Kasper Szymczyk is a 5-foot-10 guard.

“He has a terrific attitude,” Mullins said. “He’s a good player to have on the roster.”

Amari Walker is a 6-foot-3 forward who transferred to Kearny from METS Charter in Jersey City, which closed its doors last June.

“We’re hoping to get a lot from him,” Mullins said. “He’s a good defensive player at the post. We’re working with him down at the post.”

Another player that Coach Mullins is familiar with is his son, William, a 6-foot sophomore forward.

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